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Javier Casqueiro

CORONAVIRUS

Spanish PM warns of more Christmas restrictions if coronavirus figures worsen

Javier Casqueiro|Madrid | 16-12-2020 - 12:10 UTC

Pedro Sánchez appeared in parliament to explain the government's actions since the state of alarm went into effect in late October

PUBLIC FINANCES

Spanish Congress approves new budget, ending years of gridlock

Xosé Hermida/Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 03-12-2020 - 16:39 UTC

The victory brings added stability to the minority government and powers an ultra-expansive spending plan to deal with the coronavirus crisis

ECONOMY

Spanish government secures pledge for budget deal with Catalan, Basque support

Javier Casqueiro/Jesús Sérvulo González/El País|Madrid | 25-11-2020 - 10:46 UTC

The center-left executive expects greater political stability in exchange for concessions on regional taxes and spending control

CORONAVIRUS

Spanish Congress approves six-month extension to state of alarm as coronavirus crisis grows

Javier Casqueiro/Xosé Hermida/El País|Madrid | 29-10-2020 - 16:29 UTC

Main opposition party abstains to show that it considers the emergency measure abusively long

CORONAVIRUS

Spain’s PM agrees to more congressional oversight during state of alarm

Javier Casqueiro/Carlos E. Cué/El País|Madrid | 28-10-2020 - 11:22 UTC

Pedro Sánchez will appear regularly before parliament in exchange for support for a six-month extension to the emergency measure

SPANISH POLITICS

Vox’s motion of no confidence fails, securing only the votes of its own deputies

Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 22-10-2020 - 12:14 UTC

In a surprise move, Popular Party leader Pablo Casado launched a scathing attack on the far-right group in Congress today, symbolically breaking all links with its leader Santiago Abascal

SPANISH POLITICS

At no-confidence debate, Spain’s PM urges opposition PP “not to fall into the abyss of the far right”

Javier Casqueiro/El País/Carlos E. Cué|Madrid | 21-10-2020 - 16:33 UTC

Vox leader Santiago Abascal launched blistering attacks against the coalition government, calling it “social-communist,” “criminal” and “illegitimate,” among other epithets

CORONAVIRUS

Spanish health minister on pandemic: ‘The situation is worrying, unstable and fragile’

Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro|Madrid | 15-10-2020 - 11:42 UTC

During another tense session in Congress, the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox called on Salvador Illa to resign and for the state of alarm in Madrid to be lifted

CATALONIA

Spanish government to consider pardon requests for jailed Catalan separatists

Javier Casqueiro/Anabel Díez/Lucía Tolosa/El País|Madrid | 24-09-2020 - 10:14 UTC

Right-wing parties warn they will legally challenge any move to grant clemency to the imprisoned leaders of the 2017 failed secession attempt

Spanish royal family

Political parties divided over former king’s decision to leave Spain

Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 04-08-2020 - 14:21 UTC

The rift is also apparent within the coalition government of the Socialist Party and the leftist Unidas Podemos, which accuses the emeritus king of fleeing the justice system

CORONAVIRUS

Spain’s PM asks for spirit of consensus to aid recovery

Anabel Diez/Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 29-07-2020 - 15:50 UTC

Pedro Sánchez gave Congress details of the recent EU fund deal and urged the opposition to be open to similar agreements back home

CORONAVIRUS

Spanish Congress approves new proposals for coronavirus recovery effort

Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro|Madrid | 22-07-2020 - 13:34 UTC

The lower house voted in favor of three documents regarding the European Union, healthcare and the economy, but did not pass one on social policies

CATALONIA

Spyware attack on Catalan leaders’ cellphones triggers political storm in Spain

Joaquín Gil/Blanca Cia/Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro|Madrid / Barcelona | 15-07-2020 - 07:55 UTC

The Interior Ministry, National Police and Civil Guard all deny having hired the services of NSO, the Israeli company that created the software

CORONAVIRUS

Spain’s Unidas Podemos party pushes for sweeping migrant regularization

Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro|Madrid | 09-07-2020 - 09:07 UTC

The junior partner in the coalition government has little congressional support for the move, which would also grant citizenship to foreign workers who provided essential services during the Covid-19 lockdown

POLITICS

After bitter debate in Congress, Spain’s PM secures extension to state of alarm

Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 03-06-2020 - 17:25 UTC

Pedro Sánchez was harshly criticized for his handling of the coronavirus crisis by the PP and Vox, but found the votes needed for a final period of the emergency measures

CORONAVIRUS

Spain passes decree aimed at combatting standstill in justice system due to coronavirus crisis

Elsa García de Blas/Camilo S. Baquero/Javier Casqueiro/Anabel Díez/El País|Madrid | 13-05-2020 - 15:27 UTC

Minority government secures backing for a plan to streamline procedures after lockdown creates a mounting backlog of cases

CORONAVIRUS

Opposition blames government for ‘turning Spain into a mortuary’ during question and answer session in Congress

Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro|Madrid | 15-04-2020 - 14:36 UTC

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Deputy PM Pablo Iglesias avoided being dragged into the mudslinging, and repeated their offers for a cross-party agreement to rebuild Spain after the coronavirus crisis ends

CORONAVIRUS

Spanish PM to opposition parties: ‘Nobody can win this war alone’

José Marcos/Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 13-04-2020 - 08:40 UTC

Pedro Sánchez has called for cross-party support during the coronavirus crisis but has been met with the rejection of the PP and Vox

COROANVIRUS

Congress backs PM’s request to extend state of alarm in Spain until April 26, with a further 15 days likely

El País/Anabel Diez/Javier Casqueiro|Madrid | 09-04-2020 - 08:21 UTC

Opposition parties were highly critical of how the Socialist Party government of Pedro Sánchez has handled the crisis during Thursday’s debate in the lower house of parliament

CORONAVIRUS

Spanish PM secures congressional support to extend state of alarm

Javier Casqueiro/Anabel Díez|Madrid | 26-03-2020 - 08:15 UTC

Although opposition parties heavily criticized Pedro Sánchez for his handling of the coronavirus crisis, they voted in favor of keeping the emergency measures in place until April 12

SPANISH ROYALS

Spanish government applauds king’s reaction to financial scandal, but supports judicial probe

Javier Casqueiro/José María Irujo/El País|Madrid | 17-03-2020 - 10:56 UTC

Unidas Podemos and regional parties want a congressional inquiry into alleged Swiss bank accounts tied to Felipe VI's father Juan Carlos I

POLITICS

Spanish Congress refuses to investigate former King Juan Carlos for alleged ‘irregular’ donation

Javier Casqueiro/Anabel Díez|Madrid | 11-03-2020 - 11:21 UTC

With the backing of a report from parliamentary lawyers, the governing board of Spain’s lower house has rejected the creation of a special committee into the monarch’s financial dealings

POLITICS

PM backs minister over meeting with Venezuelan VP during testy session in Congress

Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 12-02-2020 - 14:06 UTC

Opposition parties used their first chance to quiz the new government to call on transport chief José Luis Ábalos to quit over encounter at Madrid airport with Delcy Rodríguez

POLITICS

King Felipe VI in parliament: “Spain must be for everyone”

Javier Casqueiro/Anabel Díez/Miguel González|Madrid | 03-02-2020 - 16:32 UTC

In a speech to open the new political term, the monarch calls on parties to restore the people’s trust in the institutions

POLITICS

Spanish PM to negotiate with Catalan separatists on lowering sedition sentences

Javier Casqueiro|Madrid | 23-01-2020 - 11:34 UTC

Pedro Sánchez needs an absolute majority in Congress if he is to pass his planned reforms to the criminal code, which include possible changes to the crimes of rebellion and sexual assault

POLITICS

Pedro Sánchez loses first vote, after highly charged investiture debate

Anabel Díez/Javier Casqueiro/El País|Madrid | 05-01-2020 - 14:39 UTC

The Socialist Party politician is still expected to be voted back in as prime minister at a second poll on Tuesday. Catalonia was the key issue of the two-day session in Congress, with multiple attacks directed at the candidate for his deal with the Catalan Republican Left

Spanish royal family

Politicians from all sides of the spectrum respond to King Felipe’s Christmas speech

Javier Casqueiro/El País/Miguel González|Madrid | 26-12-2019 - 09:49 UTC

The anti-austerity Unidas Podemos praised the monarch for softening his tone on the issue of Catalonia, while Catalan and Basque parties criticized the address

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